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Spring Festival Guide

Spring has come to Atlanta and that means we have a variety of festivals and entertainment to choose from. Check out our Festival Guide if you're looking for something to do! We've got a rundown of the city's biggest events and how to get to each quickly and safely on MARTA.

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Atlanta Film Festival

Highland Inn Ballroom

March 24th - April 2nd

The Atlanta Film Festival is one of the region's largest and longest-running preeminent celebrations of cinema in the southeastern United States. More than 25,000 festival attendees enjoy independent, animated, documentary, and short films each year.

Check AFF website for events at various venues. Most venues are in the Poncey Highlands area

Atlanta Dogwood Festival

Piedmont Park

April 7th - April 9th

An Atlanta festival staple for almost a century, The Atlanta Dogwood Festival celebrates the best of art and music in Piedmont Park. The event spans a full weekend and offers something for art lovers of all ages, with a nationally recognized art market and music acts from across the country.

Shaky Knees Music Festival

Centennial Olympic Park

May 12th - 14th

Shaky Knees Music Festival features more than 30 bands, comprised of national, regional and local favorites, over three days at Centennial Olympic Park in Old Fourth Ward. In addition to a stellar musical lineup, the festival includes food trucks, artisans and more.

Sweet Auburn Springfest

Auburn Avenue

May 13th - 14th

Sweet Auburn Springfest is a celebration of more than 25 years of great festivals on Auburn Avenue. Live entertainment, Southern hospitality and tons of activities are just a few sweet things you'll find.

Atlanta Caribbean Carnival

Central Park

May 27th

The annual Caribbean Carnival continues to offer even more music and marvels. Kick off this Memorial Day weekend with a celebration of Caribbean culture, cuisine and costumes. Festival highlights include the annual parade of bands through downtown, an artist market and tons of dance demos.

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

Loews Atlanta Hotel

June 1st - 4th

Centrally located in Midtown Atlanta, the seventh annual Atlanta Food & Wine Festival will bring together more than 180 chefs, sommeliers, mixologists, and pit-masters from Texas to the District of Columbia June 1 – 4 at the Loews Atlanta Hotel. Through in-depth Learning Experiences, all-you-can indulge Tasting Tents, distinct Dinners and Events, and a talented Advisory Council, the four-day event provides guests with countless ways to know the South. Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is part conference, part party and one delicious Southern experience! #KnowtheSouth #AFWF17